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If the Shoes Don’t Fit; Toss’em

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Today’s meditation was an eleven minutes long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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Trick or Tarot Deck's Eight of Cups and Sinister AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Eight of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of withdrawal, abandonment, or letting go of things, situations, or people in your life that are just not working out for you emotionally.

The Eight of Cups has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “Life is short. Drink the forbidden potion. Read the enchanted manuscript. Command an army of colossal murderous tarantulas. Seize the day; tomorrow isn’t promised!”

As the affirmation card says; life is too damn short. Too short to deal with things that aren’t suited for you. Too short to let the frustrations and anger of these things that are not suited for you have room in your life. Too damn short to not be enjoying yourself.

There’s something to be said for walking away from those things. For knowing yourself well enough to know that these things aren’t fitting properly and aren’t for you… and thus letting go.

This knowledge requires being able to listen to your gut and understand what it’s telling you. It means accepting yourself as you are and pursuing those things that actually work for you and fit for you, rather than toeing the line of societal values.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that we are all unique beings, and we need to fill our lives with those things that make us happy and contribute to our goals and align with our values. This message encourages us to reject those things that don’t fit for us, and walk away from them to seek out what does.

DECK USED:  TRICK OR TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

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Prompt for Balance (equinox) : Where am I seeking balance between light and dark?

Tarot Reading with the Trick or Tarot DeckReading Summary: Actionable movement (Three of Wands) between your emotional intelligence (Queen of Cups) and still being a novice in this area (Ace of Cups).

Take Away: You are highly adverse to the combination of discomfort and uncertainty. And really, that’s what new things are all about sometimes. Especially where our emotions are concerned.

It’s hard for you to sit and allow your emotions to come as they will, and deal with them as they do. You would rather be in control and take conscious steps to move forward, and so you are struggling due to an inability to take control in this particular area.

If you want to find better balance between the light and the dark, it’s important for you to let go of that control and allow things to come as they will, acting when needed, but not before… nor just because you think it might give you the control you crave.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TRICK OR TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent a lot of time on the phone today dealing with tech support and customer service agents in order to get something sorted out that I needed to deal with.

Fumbling In the Dark

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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TOONTAROT's Ace of Pentacles and Halloween Affirmation CardsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings and new opportunities in the areas of one’s finances, resources, health, labors, manifestations, and the physical world.

The Ace of Pentacles has then been combined with a Halloween Affirmation card that says, “You’re doing fine; don’t give up.”

Starting something new often comes with a lot of uncertainty. It can be hard to stay on track and not get distracted by that unsteady feeling.  Sometimes it makes us want to back off or even give up. Other times distractions slip in and we grasp onto them in a kind of procrastination to hide from the uncertainty by doing other things.

The thing is, though, that if we stay on track? We can work through the uncertainty and, in the end, find ourselves on steady footing.  We just have to be willing to stick with it.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that it won’t be new and scary forever. That uncertainty isn’t permanent, just temporary while you’re learning the ropes.  Don’t give up.  Keep going, even if you feel like you’re fumbling around in the dark. That’s all part of the learning process.

DECK USED:  TOONTOWN TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION CARDS

@LightningWildflower October Tarot Challenge
Fire and Air “The Tens” Prompts for October 28th thru 31st

Tarot Reading with the XIII Tarot and The Eigengrau OracleTen of Wands

How can I avoid taking on too much and feeling overwhelmed?

Page of Swords and Seed – When starting out on something new, make sure that you are using good judgment and looking ahead. Don’t get so caught up in the moment that you don’t look at if you’ll be able to handle if things grow.

How can I restructure my responsibilities to avoid burnout?

Nine of Wands Rx and Neophyte – Be forgiving in those moments when you catch yourself being naïve. Stand up for yourself instead of trying to tear yourself down. You should be giving yourself the same care and protections that you provide for everyone and everything else that you care for.

Ten of Swords

What is coming to an end in this cycle of my life?

The Hierophant Rx atop The Magician Rx, Chaos – You have been experiencing a lot of feeling powerless and left adrift in chaos lately. In the cycle of your life, those feelings are starting to come to an end for you. It’s not so much that the chaos has ended, but you are feeling more empowered and able to take things on now that you are getting used to the situation. Things are no longer new, and thus not as overwhelming.

How can I make room for new beginnings?

Eight of Wands and Damnation – Take things slow or suffer the consequences. Just because you’re being prompted to move forward doesn’t mean you need to do so at breakneck speeds.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: XIII TAROT AND THE EIGENGRAU ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Jack-o-Lantern Prompt for October 28th : What extra protections may you need as the veil thins?

Tarot Reading with the TOONTAROTReading Summary: Turning a blind eye (Eight of Swords) to the shit show (Two of Pentacles Rx), only makes the journey that much more of a slug to get through (Seven of Pentacles).

Take Away: Don’t ignore the chaos.  This is hard for you, as you have a tendency to ignore what doesn’t work for you and let it play its way out.  This is not a good method for at this time.

If you want to protect yourself as the veil thins, you need to stay alert and aware of what’s going on, who is coming through, and react accordingly.  Don’t ignore what’s going on or it will be to your detriment.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TOONTOWN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I bought myself ice cream!  And it’s delicious.

Seize the Day!

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The Halloween Magick Tarot's Three of Wands and Sinister AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “People will always tell you what you can’t do. You can’t move to a forgotten ghost town to study the dark arts. You can’t enthrall a horde of undead scorpions. You can’t open a portal to another world in an abandoned quarry. Ignore those people. You don’t need their negativity.”

Why are you holding back? It’s time to move, not stand still.

The negative narratives in your head that tell you that you can’t are the voices of others that have sunk deep into your psyche and whisper to you from those dark places.

It’s time to stop listening to them. Take a leap. Sometimes that first step can’t be a small one, and instead you just have to let go and jump.

The message in today’s cards is an encouragement to get moving on something that you’ve been hesitating and procrastinating on. Don’t let other’s negativity hold you back from what you really want.

DECK USED:  HALLOWEEN MAGICK TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

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Prompt for Offering (exchange) : What am I ready to give?

Tarot Reading with X The Tarot DeckReading Summary: Your friends (Three of Cups) want to help you create balance (Two of Pentacles), and you are finally ready to do what is healthy for you and work together (The Lovers).

Take Away: It’s difficult for you to let go of the reins and allow responsibility to be more evenly dispersed between you and others. You’re used to taking everything on your own shoulders, and not doing so feels like everything is out of your control.

You’ve come to a point in your life, though, where you realize you can’t do it all yourself and you need their help to create balance in your life for a healthier future. You are now ready and willing to sacrifice some of that control in order to achieve that goal.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: X THE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Samhain Prompt for October 27th : As the last harvest approaches, what needs be discarded from your life?

Tarot reading with The Halloween Magick TarotReading Summary: You’ve worked so hard (Seven of Pentacles) trying to understand your emotions and learn about them and how to deal with them (Ace of Cups). Let go of your hesitancy where new emotions are concerned (Temperance Rx beside Ace of Cups). It’s not caution at this point, just procrastination to not deal with the unpleasantness of something new (Ace of Cups Rx).

Take Away: The answer here is in the reversed Temperance card. These cards are saying it’s time to stop procrastinating and setting things aside that are uncomfortable just because you don’t want to deal with them.

That procrastination comes in a lot of different forms and can often look like healthy hesitation. You’ve spent enough time working with your emotions and how to greet them and deal with them, though, that you shouldn’t need that extra hesitation at this time. That means that you’re just hesitating to create space because you’re uncomfortable.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: HALLOWEEN MAGICK TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I allowed myself to not finish this blog post on time, and instead went to bed to get some sleep.

Not a Sell Out

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Of Folk & Fable Tarot's Three of Wands and Halloween Affirmation CardsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with a Halloween Affirmation card that says, “I am full of laughter, not just spooky sounds.”

Instilling positivity into your life is a choice. When I started on this journey of pulling a daily mental health card to provide a positive message for the day, I was skeptical at best. In fact, I think when it was brought up by my therapist that I might’ve rolled my eyes.

I felt stupid, and like a sellout to the whole “toxic positivity” thing.

What I found, though, is that my shrink was right. You can use a tool like this to help balance out your negativity, instead of take it over. And that is the goal here in this daily exercise.

It didn’t get rid of my depression and it sure as hell didn’t get rid of my pessimism or negative inner narrative. It doesn’t allow me to ignore the bad or dangerous things in life, or pretend that they’re not there. It just gives a little tip to the scales to even things up so that everything isn’t negative or pessimistic all the time.

The key?

I had to take the first step. I had to take that first step even though I felt it was stupid, and had absolutely no confidence whatsoever that it was going to work.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that when you want to do something to better your life, sometimes it takes a leap of faith. Or… maybe it just takes taking that first step even when you have no faith that it’s going to work. Sometimes, in these instances, the results can surprise you.

DECKS USED:  OF FOLK & FABLE TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION CARDS

@thetruthinstory #embracethemagical2025 Challenge
Prompt for Watcher (awareness) : What watches me from the edges, asking for acknowledgement?

Tarot Reading with the Of Folk & Fable TarotReading Summary: A figure filled with judgment (Judgement) and negative feedback (Queen of Air Rx). You can choose to acknowledge them at your peril, but remember that this is always a choice (Ten of Earth Rx atop Two of Air).

Take Away: Your abuser.

He has been gone for a number of years now, but he’s still looking for a way in.

This is where the additional protections come in for you at this time of year, and where asking your ancestors and guides can assist you in staying safe and healthy during this time when the veil is thinning.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: OF FOLK & FABLE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I can’t remember what my self-kindness might have been for this day.

Curating Your Gallery

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Cthulhu Mythos Comicology Tarot (Color Foil Edition) and Sinister Affirmations DeckDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “There is no rule that says you can’t be a captivating forest pixie and an intimidating ancient hell goddess. Hecate had three forms. You needn’t commit to just one.”

Pick and choose the paths  you decide to follow in life.  You can be more than one thing.  A mother and a boss. A boyfriend and an advocate. An entrepreneur and a nature enthusiast.  We all wear many hats, the important part is to be active in choosing which hats you decide to wear.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that the life you are living belongs to you, and the hats you decide to wear? Are your decision.  If one of them isn’t fitting right? It’s okay to trade it out for something else, or even set it aside instead of continuing on with what isn’t working. Today’s message encourages us to carefully curate out lives, like a gallery of most loved artwork.  Each path a piece a fit for our unique needs, wants, and likes.

DECK USED:  CTHULHU MYTHOS COMICOLOGY TAROT COLOR FOIL EDITION AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Spirits Prompt for October 25th : What guidance do your ancestors have to offer you at this time?

Tarot Reading with the Tarot Apokalypsis DeckReading Summary: Starting over is never easy, and can always be confusing (imagery in the Ace of Pentacles). It can be worse, though, if you allow your emotions to start overriding good sense (Ace of Cups atop Eight of Swords).  Leaning on your emotions alone will blind you to pitfalls and lead in the direction of failure (Nine of Pentacles Rx).

Take Away: Learning to moderate your emotions is difficult, and it’s a long and arduous process. Now that they are set loose instead of being buried, they have a tendency to try and take the lead.

Make sure that you are staying connected to what’s going on, so that you can step outside of those emotional influences and allow other factors to come into play in your decision making, actions, and reactions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Blue Apatite for Balancing Energies and Manifestation
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT APOKALYPSIS

@LightningWildflower October Tarot Challenge
Fire and Air “The Nines” Prompts for October

Tarot Reading with the Cthulhu Mythos Comicology Tarot Nine of Wands

How have I shown resilience in past difficulties?

Judgement – You show your resilience in how you keep your eye on where you want to end up and who you want to be. This focus helps you move through difficulties while staying true to yourself, allowing you a resilience you wouldn’t otherwise possess.

What helps me tap into my determination to see things through?

The World – The knowledge that everything is temporary and an end is coming if you just persevere helps you to tap into your determination and see things through when the road becomes difficult.

Also, the understanding that there’s a journey with lessons here that need to be learned for your growth and development.

Nine of Swords

What is an area of anxiety in my life, and how can I best approach this distress?

Queen of Cups Rx and Seven of Pentacles – Your craving for emotional support from a mother figure creates occasional rises of a sort of anxious desperation within you. You need to remember to take things slow, though, and lower your expectations to see what comes out of your hard work instead of pushing for a desired ideal.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: CTHULHU MYTHOS COMICOLOGY TAROT COLOR FOIL EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I can’t remember what my self-kindness might have been for this day.

It’s an Adventure

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Today’s meditation was a nine minute long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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PlagueTown Tarot's Five of Cups and Halloween Affirmation CardsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Five of Cups (Jars), which is traditionally a representation of pessimism, regrets, doomsday thinking, disappointments, and occasionally, failure (or at the very least, the perception of failure).

The Five of Cups has then been combined with a Halloween Affirmation card that says, “Everything is scary and you feel vulnerable but that doesn’t mean anything is going to go wrong. Anxious feelings aren’t usually indicative of reality.”

Situations that raise our anxiety usually (although not always) give us the opportunity to look at the situation in one of two different ways. One of them is the disaster scenario where you look at the situation, and everything looks like it’s gone wrong and nothing’s going to go right and there’s some eminent danger or other issue involved that makes it seem like the end of the world.

The other scenario is to take this situation as the opportunity for adventure. You pick up what’s left and you run with it. Winging it as you go, and even if you expect it not to turn out okay, you have the niggling of hope that maybe just maybe the end result might surprise you.

Today’s cards are an encouragement to go with the latter. None of the five jars on this shelf (in the card) have been tipped over or broken. Sure all those jars could be empty, but it’s just as possible that they might not be all empty. Consider approaching situations where you feel anxiety with a bit of hope, instead of despair, and you may find that the anxiety lifts a little bit… and as a result you may even manage to have a little fun along the way.

DECKS USED:  PLAGUETOWN TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION CARDS

@CrowSister #PreparingForTheDark Challenge
The Hearth Prompts

Tarot Reading with the Victorian Freak Show Tarot and Gothica II Dracula Playing CardsCelebrate – Eight of Hearts, The Devil, Ten of Clubs – You have the awareness and autonomy needed to identify and move away from those things that could be harmful to you in excess before they overwhelm you. This skill is valuable because you have a highly addictive personality.

In most cases, this ability to spot problems and move away from them quickly allows you to catch yourself before you go too far down any dangerous rabbit holes, keeping you from harming yourself as a result.

Ground – Queen of Clubs, The Sun, Seven of Clubs – Anchor yourself in the things that make you happy and inspire you. They are yours and yours alone to defend and enjoy. You can share them with others, but they’re still yours, and they are the rich soil in which you should dig deep with your roots and hold firm.  For you, creativity is at the top of this list, as is your intuition and ability to follow your “gut”.

Abide – Three of Diamonds, The Chariot, Three of Spades atop Queen of Diamonds – Remember that although you are the one holding the reins, you are not alone. You nurture others, teaching them along the way what they need to know. This might sometimes lead to disappointment, but that doesn’t mean that the sharing doesn’t still hold value for all involved.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Ponderosa Pine Cone for Resilience and Adaptability
Deodar Cedar Ceramic Impression for Clarity and Spiritual Connection
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Cream Quartz Stone for Amplifying Intentions and Mental Clarity
Banded Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: VICTORIAN FREAK SHOW TAROT AND GOTHICA II PLAYING CARDS DRACULA EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Skeleton Prompt for October 24th : How can you connect more deeply with your ancestors?

Tarot Reading with the PlagueTown TarotReading Summary: Don’t steal your ancestor’s air time for other things (Seven of Swords/Scalpels). Be aware that they are always there, and give them the acknowledgment needed to allow for growth (Page of Pentacles/Herbs). When you ignore that they are a contributing factor, it only causes a greater rift (Five of Pentacles/Herbs).

Take Away: To connect more deeply with your ancestors, make sure that you are staying open with your awareness and your receptivity to their presence and messages that come through. Don’t write their messages off as intuition or some other source, but acknowledge what you’re being given and by who.  In this way you build a stronger relationship between yourself and your ancestors, as trust and respect develop into an integral part of the connection between you and them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: PLAGUETOWN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I went and bought myself some ice cream bars, because L contaminated the ice cream in the freezer with her cold germs.